Lotus Esprit books

Title	Author	Date	ISBN	Notes
The Lotus Esprit Buyers Guide 1975-1982	Graham Arnold	1982	none	Softback, 150 x 212 mm, 40 pp.
Lotus Esprit, Mid-engined S1, S2, S2.2, S3 & Turbo	Jeremy Walton	1982	0 85045 460 3	Hardback, 189 x 219 mm, 135pp with b/w and color photographs
Lotus Esprit 1975-1981	various	1982?	0 907 073 425	Reprinted magazine road tests Softback, 200 x 271 mm, 100 pp.
The Third Generation Lotuses	Graham Robson	1983	0 900549 82 3	Hardback, 240 x 185 mm, 144 pp.
Lotus Turbo Esprit 1980-1986	various	1986?	1 869826 116	Reprinted magazine road tests Softback, 20 x 27 cm, 100 pp.
Lotus Esprit, Mid-engined S1, S2, S3 & Turbo	Jeremy Walton	1987		19 x 22 cm, 136 pp. This is a detailed and well illustrated account of the development and successes of the Lotus Esprit from the Series 1 through to the Series 3 and the Turbo. Some of the illustrations are in colour
Lotus Esprit Turbo	John Simister	1989	0 86101 441 5	Hardback, 25 x 33 cm, 64pp.
Lotus Esprit Turbo	John Simister	1989	0 792 45172 4	Same book, American edition
Lotus Esprit Turbo	John Simister	1989	3 7276 7099 1	German translation of UK version
Lotus Esprit	Gerard Crombac	1991	88 85880 37 1	French/English/Italian text Hardback, 25 x 29 cm, 96pp.
Lotus Esprit, The Complete Story	Jeremy Walton	1991	1 85223 479 2	Hardback, 200 x 265 mm, 192 pp.
Lotus Esprit, The Complete Story	Jeremy Walton	1997	1 86126 066 0	Softback, 195 x 258 mm, 192 pp.
Lotus Since the 70s Volume 2, Esprit, Etna and V8 engines	Graham Robson	1993	0 947981 69 1	Update of The Third Generation Lotuses Hardback, 240 x 185 mm, 128 pp.
Lotus Esprit	various	2002	1 84155 185 6	Compilation of road tests and other magazine articles Softback, 205 x 292 mm, 86 pp.
Lotus Esprit - The story so far	William Taylor	2006	X 902351 078	This book was especially for the US market, including a foreword from Arnie Johnson, president Lotus Cars USA. Hardback, 34 x 31 cm, 50 pp. Lots of information about the V8 twin turbo cars. Limited to 250 copies, and numbered accordingly.
Lotus Esprit - The official Story	William Taylor	2006	1 902351 24 X	Hardback, 30 x 30cm, 224 pp, 550+ photos The inside story of Britain’s best loved supercar from it’s development in the early 1970’s right through to the 21st century.
Lotus Esprit - The official Story limited edition	William Taylor	2006	1 902351 25 8	The boxed and signed Limited Edition of 'Lotus The Official Story' has been restricted to just 250 copies.
Lotus Esprit - The official Story publishers edition	William Taylor	2006		Hardback, 30 x 30cm, 258 pp, 580+ photos For the collector there was a production run of 100 copies of the 'Publishers Edition' of Lotus Esprit The official Story. This edition was only available direct from the publishers. The Publisher's Edition features an additional 34 pages that are not present in the Limited or Standard editions. These pages show previously unseen photographs and drawings of the prototype Esprit, including a fold out page featuring a 1973 Esprit drawing by Giugiaro.
Lotus Esprit - le grand tourisme à l'anglaise	Rémy Solnon	2007	978-2-35073-144-5	French, 21 x 29,7 cm, 208 pp This full color publication contains over 350 pictures, drawings and photographs and is the first book in French related the whole story of this automotive icon
Lotus Esprit	various	2008		Compilation of road tests and other magazine articles Softback, 74 pp.
Lotus Esprit 1972-2004		2009		Softcover, 116 printed pages, 300 x 235 mm. Contents: Esprit History, Giugiaro body (S1, S3, Turbo), new shape body (HCPI 1988, turbo Se 1990), new shape II (S4 1994, Sport 300 1993, S4S 1996, V* 1996, GT3 1998, Sport 350 2001, Esprit 2002), driving impressions, M250, Etna, Evola, racing history and more. All in Japanese, mind you!
Lotus Esprit	Matt and Mike Younger	2017	ISBN-10: 1445669838 ISBN-13: 978-1445669830	In this comprehensive book, the authors use their first-hand knowledge from twenty years of ownership to cover essential information such as how to buy, own and keep a Lotus Esprit as well as unpublished research and history of the various models, including the original ‘Essex’ turbo models. They describe the development of the new designs for the Esprit in 1987 by Peter Stevens and in 1993 by Peter Thomson. They also explore the full story of the Bond film cars, both terrestrial and aquatic, and where they are now. The book explains how to maintain an Esprit on a budget and also lists the suppliers, businesses and clubs that can help keep an Esprit on the road while also adding a social dimension to ownership. Paperback, 96 pages, English
Lotus Europa (+ Esprit) - Perfect Book		2019	ISBN: 9784777023059	Softcover, like a magazine, 162 printed pages, size 297 mm x 232 mm, language is Japanese, illustrations in color. By Neko Publishing.
Lotus Esprit: Maintenance and restoration book		2021	ISBN-13: 979-8573852645	Kind of a diary, this booklet will allow you to follow the repair and maintenance of your car. On a hundred pages, you will be able to note all the hours spent restoring your Esprit, register all the parts that you have changed or repaired and note your observations. At the end of the notebook, a page is reserved to write down your addresses of garages, craftsmen or spare parts sellers. English, paperback, 100 pages, 152 x 58 x 228 mm
Lotus Esprit - The complete story	Johnny Tipler	2024	ISBN-10: 071984293X ISBN-13: 978-0719842931	As Lotus's flagship model for almost three decades, the Esprit was launched in 1976 and remained in production for over a quarter of a century. It received regular refreshment along the way, principally to its original Giorgetto Giugiaro design and, from 1987, to its later Peter Stevens incarnation. With over 300 stunning images, including professional photos, factory archive pictures and specially commissioned artworks, and featuring several interviews with Lotus personnel intimately concerned with Esprit production, this volume is a fitting tribute to a masterpiece of design and technology. Hardcover, 192 pages, size 21.5 x 1.2 x 26 cm.